Allahabad High Court on sharing of sexually explicit images / videos consensually taken
In the matter of Guruvinder Singh vs. State of UP and Ors.,while rejecting the bail application, the Allahabad High Court (“Court”) on ...
Guidelines issued by Bombay High Court on POSH Matters: Legal Analysis
On 24th September 2021, in the case of P vs. A & Ors., (“Order”) the Bombay High Court held that in the interest of protecting parties against di ...
Madras High Court observed that Misunderstandings, Personal Feuds, etc. at Workplace do not constitute Sexual Harassment
On 25th August 2021, in the case of Mary Rajasekaran vs. University of Madras and Ors., while hearing clubbed petitions, Madras High Court held that ...
Delhi High Court Observes that principles of ‘Security of Tenure’ would also apply to IC Members
In the matter of Neeraj Bala vs. Union of India & Ors., the Delhi High Court on 19th July, 2021 observed that - the principles which apply to sec ...
Internal Committee required to take permission of the Disciplinary Authority before inquiring into a complaint of sexual harassment: Himachal Pradesh High Court
On 10th September 2021, in the case of PKT Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors., Himachal Pradesh High Court held that in a proceeding on allegatio ...
Smearing The Head Of The Prosecutrix With Vermilion Is An Intention To Show That The Person Has Accepted The Other Person As His Spouse: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court in the matter of Vikki v. State of U.P. & Anr. on 11th August 2021 dismissed the application for quashing of the charge ...
Giving Humiliating Treatment At A Woman’s Workplace Also Amounts To Sexual Harassment Of Woman: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on 9th January 2019 in the matter of Sapana Korde Nee Ketaki A. Ghodinde v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors., observed that ...
Abusive Language Must Be Understood In The Environment In Which That Person Is Situated: Apex Court
The Supreme Court in Ram Kishan v. Union of India & Ors. on 1st September 1995, had observed that when abusive language is used by anybody agains ...
The Abusive Language May Have A Demoralizing Effect On Working Women, But The Same Cannot Be Called Sexually Coloured Remarks
The Central Administrative Tribunal, New Delhi on 16th May 2008 in the matter of Chhttar Pal v. The Lt. Governor & Ors., observed that unless the ...
The Very Act Of Throwing A Chit At A Married Woman And Professing Love For Her Constitutes Outraging The Modesty Of A Woman: Bombay High Court
In the matter of Shrikrushna v. State of Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court on 4th August 2021, while hearing a criminal revision application ag ...
The Consent Given In Consequence Of Any Misconception Or Fear Cannot Be Said To Be A Free Consent: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court in the matter of Rajkishore Shrivastava vs. State of MP & Anr. on 2nd August 2021 observed that by giving the prose ...
Marital Rape Is A Good Ground To Claim Divorce: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court in XXX v. XXX (names kept confidential) on 30th July 2021, observed that “Treating a wife's body as something owing to husband ...
Dismissal of Employee based on IC’s Inquiry Report, without conducting Inquiry as per Service Rules, is improper: Karnataka High Court
On 20th July, 2021, in the case of Arabi U. Vs. The Registrar, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri and Ors., the Karnataka High Court held that the ...
The Desire Of The Respondent To Settle In Canada Cannot Be Branded As An Act Of Selfishness And It Is No Ground For ‘Cruelty’: Bombay High Court
In Prakashchandra Joshi v. Kuntal Prakashchandra Joshi and others, the Bombay High Court on 24th June 2021 observed that no case has been made out by ...
The Unsubstantiated Accusation And Character Assassination By One Spouse Against The Other Would Constitute Mental Cruelty: Kerala High Court
In Sabitha Unnikrishnan vs. Vineet Das, the Kerala High Court on 28th June, 2021 observed that levelling disgusting accusation of unchastity and attr ...
Compelling A Married Women To Live In Her Parental Home Amounts To Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court
In the matter of Amar Singh v. Smt. Vimla, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on 22nd June 2021 observed that compelling a married women to live in her pa ...
Sikkim High Court sets aside earlier observation – States that Executive Authority should decide what is ‘Workplace’
In a December 2020 decision in the case of Silajit Guha vs. Sikkim University and Ors., a Single Judge Bench of the Sikkim High Court had stated that ...
Using Rakhi Tying As A Condition For Bail, Transforms A Molester Into A Brother, By A Judicial Mandate. This is wholly unacceptable: Apex Court
In the matter of Aparna Bhat & Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors., the Supreme Court on 18th March 2021 condoned the use of reasoning/lan ...
Findings such as, it was an accidental touch made by the workman and not a case of molestation and there was no prior incident regarding same, a clear case of perversity: Madras High Court
In the matter of The Management of Hirsch Watch Straps (P) Ltd. and Ors. v. The Presiding Officer Labour Court and Ors., the Madras High Court on 7th ...
Supreme Court of India’s Circular on Urgent Matters during Summer Vacations
The Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, Justice N.V. Ramana, in order to meet the demand of justice and hearing matters, which are extremely important du ...
Two Finger Test Must Not Be Conducted for Establishing Rape-Sexual Violence, Dragging Sexual History of The Rape Survivor Into The Case Is Unconstitutional: Pakistan High Court
The Pakistan Supreme Court on 4th January 2021, in the rape case, Atif Zareef and others vs The State upheld the conviction of the perpetrators which ...
